Smoke-house



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J. KREMSBR.

SMOKE HGUSE.

Patented Sept. l, 1885.

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UNITED STATns PATENT @Trina JOSEPH KREMSER, OF SPRINGFIELD, NFV YORK.

SMOKE-HOUSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,417, datedSeptember l, 1885.

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Be it known that I, JosErH KREMsER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spring- `field, in the county of Queens and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Smoke-Houses, ot'which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a small air-tight portable metallic smoke-houseprovided with hooks within the upper part, and supporting devices forthe hooks adapted for hanging up the meat to be smoked, and having aconcave bottom with a cock at the lowest part adapted for collecting thedrippings from the meat and drawing them oft' from time to time,together with a stove located at one side ot' the tank for producing thesmoke, the pipe of which connects with and discharges into the side ofthe house, so as not to interfere with the grease-pan at the bottom, andthe house has a dischargepipe at the top protected with a rain-cap andadapted for connection with a draft-chimney, if desired, and there is asprinkler attachment to the stove Yfor smotherin g the fire tofacilitate the production of smoke, all making a small, light, simple,and etlicicnt apparatus in which the curing of meat by smoke muy be morerapidly and economically carried on than in the smoke-houses of ordinarycontrivance,with complete protection of the same from direct rays ofheat from the lire,aud enabling all the grease to be saved in a cleancondition, as

hereinafter 'fully described, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawing, which is a sectional elevation of my improved Snickehouse andstove.

rPhe house, which is reprcsmited at ik, may be constructed in anyapproved manncr-as a cylindrical sheet-metal body, ci, set upright on acast or stamped concave bottom, I), having a retainingilange, c, andsupporting-legs rl, the latter' being detachable, in the manner ofstove-legs. The body is covered with a top, c, of similar form as thebottom,but inverted, and having the central smoke-passage, f, surroundedwith a iiange, g, for the connection of a smoke-pipe, 1i, on the top ofwhich a raincap, j, may be employed when the house is to stand apartfrom any other, but the pipe L maybe connected with the chimney of anyother building when preferred. I arrange the hooks b forhanging up themeat on two or more rods or bars, c', which are preferably curved inconformity with the dome shape of the cover, and supported at the endson rods c', extending down to and resting on the hottom of the house,the bars a heilig arranged crosswise of each other at the center of thetop of the house and radiating therefrom. This arrangement of thesupporting hooks and bars enables them to be removed readily from timeto time for being cleaned, and to facilitate the cleaning of the upperpart of the house.

The cock for drawing` oft' the grease from the pan Z1 is represented atIt, where it is connected -with the lowest part of the pan for enablingall of the grease to run out. Y

The smoke-generating stove Z may be a small sheet or cast iron device,as preferred, with its pi pcm connected into the side of the smokehousenear the bottom,and will have a suitable lire-grate, n, ash-pan o,air-inlets and register p, and fuel-door q. In the upper part of thisstove, or it may be on the top, I arrange a sprinkler, s, of anyapproved kind, adapted for sprinkling the fuel on the fire-grate in thestove, and having connection by a pipe, t, with a reservoir, a, on thetop of the stove or other approved support, said pipe having a cock, c,for regulating the quantity of water to be discharged on the lire, thestein 0l' thc cock being extended out through the side of the stove forconvenience in manipulating the cock.

A door, io, is also provided in one side of the house, through which toput in and take provided with screws m, buttons y, or other devices i'orclamping it up tight to the case when closed to prevent draft tointerfere with the dralt through the lire. ln this example the door isrepresented in an arrangement for sliding back and l'ort-h for openingand closing, but it maybe hinged, if preferred.

W'hat I claim, and desire to secure by Iletters Patent, isi-- l. Theimproved smoke-house, consisting of the concave flanged bottom b,cylindrical body a, and dome-shaped top c, constructed substantially asdescribed, and having the inlet-pipe for the smoke connected at one sideand the discharge-pipe at the top, substantial] y as herein set forth.

i2. The combination, with the smoke-house, i oi' a smoke-generatorarranged externally to out the meat, and in practice this door will beIOO the saune and having a sprinkler attachment In witness whereof Ihave hereunto signed adapted for smothering the re to inerease the mynmnein the presence of two subscribing smoke, substantially asdescribed. witnesses.

3. The Combination, in L meat-smoking ap- 5 paratus, 0f thehousehzwingaeoneavebottom, b, the smoke-generator arranged externally to thesmoke-house, and connected therewith by Vtnesseszits smoke-pipe, and thesp1nklers,appledto RUFUS Y. KIRKLAND, said generator, and having aregulating-cock JOHN REED. 1o and supply-tank, substantially asdescribed.

JOSEPH KREMSER.

